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first tonight, the graphic images coming in. for the second day in a row, hundreds of wireless devices simultaneously exploding across lebanon. our team in bay route, about 20 feet from one of the blasts. at least 20 people killed today, more than 30 dead now. thousands more wounded. 24 hours ago, pagers exploding with deadly force. today, walkie-talkies exploding, too. devices that had been given to members of hezbollah. tonight what we've learned about the remote driger. marcus moore witnessing the blasts in beirut first-hand. and martha raddatz in the region tonight. also tonight, the major news back here at home. a major turn for the u.s. economy. the federal reserve today cutting a key interest rate by half a percent. the largest cut in 16 years. signaling the fed believes the u.s. has turned the corner now on inflation. what this now means for mortgages, credit cards, car loans. and it comes with gas prices coming down, too, 48 days before the election.

breaking news in new york city at this hour. sean deaddy come"diddy" combs b court. what the judge said moments ago. the alarming hay ride accident tonight. more than two dozen children and adults, some with life-threatening injuries at this hour after an accident involving a tractor and two wagons. the race for president tonight. the teamsters union says it will not endorse donald trump or kamala harris. but tonight, vice president harris saying she's received the endorsement of 100 republicans who worked in thashl security for presidents reagan, both bushes, and for president trump, now endorsing harris for president. and the new polls right here tonight. pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin. where this race stands right now. we're learning more about that delta flight, the emergency landing, reports that passengers were bleeding from their ears amid problems with pressurization in the cabin. in france tonight, that case gripping the country and much of europe. the wife who did not have to go public, today taking the stand,

testifying against her ex-husband after he admitted to committing the unthinkable. and america strong tonight. you'll know them from the movie. what they did for nasa. the major honor tonight. hidden no more. good evening and we begin tonight with the sweeping and deadly attacks, 24 hours ago, it was pagers going off with deadly force, today, as hundreds gathered for funerals across lebanon, walky talk y tie-talki detonating, killing many more. our team 20 feet away from the second wave of explosions today. the wireless devices that had been given to members of hezbollah blowing up by remote control. at least 20 people were killed today, more than 30 dead in the last 48 hours. thousands injured. israel has not claimed responsibility, but tonight, officials tell abc news israel is behind it. the stunning images right here. our team at a funeral for

victims of yemdsterday's blasts. the injured falling to the ground. women and children watching from balconies and apartments above the street, wafling at a second round of deadly blasts. some of these new explosions also triggering fires. a fleet of ambulances rushing to multiple scenes. tonight, martha raddatz standing by with how these devices worked. and we begin with abc's foreign correspondent marcus moore, who witnessed the second wave fi first-hand in beirut today. >> reporter: tonight, the moment an explosion tears through a beirut funeral. our team there filming when just 20 feet away -- [ explosion ] roll. the crowd panicking in the chaos, screaming. a man, bloodied, falls to the ground, injured in what we know now to be a new phase of coordinated, deadly attacks across lebanon. we just heard a loud explosion. and i saw a man whose hands were

gone. and then somebody pulled out a weapon and -- people scattered. terror and confusion on the faces of children watching from the balcony of a nearby apartment, running inside. just 24 hours ago, pagers loaded with explosives killing the two hezbollah militants, a nurse, and a 10-year-old boy. all buried today. and this time, handheld radios detonating in crowds, in shops, and in apartments. lebanese officials saying solar energy equipment also targeted. at least 20 people killed today, more than 30 in the last 48 hours, and thousands injured. and david, beirut and really much of the country is on edge tonight, and we have been hearing the sounds of controlled detonations of suspected explosive devices going off all

across the city this evening. but tonight, david, the major question is, how will hezbollah respond? david? >> david: marcus moore, we're glad you and the crew are okay covering those funerals today. thank you. martha raddatz is also in the region tonight with what she's learned about the explosives and the trigger switches planted inside. >> reporter: tonight, stunning new reporting on those unprecedented attacks. this scene at a grocery store. watch as a pager explodes inside a shopping bag. the man goes down. sources tell abc news israeli agents planted explosives in the pagers, as well as a remote trigger switch, to set off the blasts. those pagers sold to hezbollah more than six months ago. and that's when analysts say israel likely stepped in with what a u.s. official called a "supply chain interdiction operation," meaning israel tampered with a shipment of thousands of pagers headed to lebanon.

as little as one to two ounces of explosive material was implanted next to the batteries, sources say. the pagers received a message at 3:30 tuesday afternoon that triggered the blasts. israel hasn't commented on the attacks, but today, u.s. officials confirming to abc news that defense secretary lloyd austin was among those notified by israel that it was planning to carry out an operation against hezbollah, but u.s. officials say they were unaware of the details. >> we were not involved in yesterday's incidents or today's in any way. >> reporter: and david, while u.s. officials have repeatedly said the u.s. was not involved in the attacks in any way, they have not condemned the attacks, either. david? >> david: martha raddatz also live in the region tonight. martha, thank you. to the news back here at home tonight. the federal reserve with the biggest interest rate cut in 16 years today. it's a sign the fed believes the u.s. has now turned a corner on inflation. the aggressive cut, a half

percent. what this now means for car loans, mortgages, credit card debt. here's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: tonight, welcome relief for millions of americans after the federal reserve moved aggressively to slash interest rates by half a percentage point, an unusually large cut and the first decrease in four years. >> the u.s. economy is in good shape. it's growing at a solid pace. inflation is coming down. the labor market is in a strong place. we want to keep it there. >> reporter: the warren family has been trying to pay off over $15,000 in credit card debt. >> a reduction in interest is really kind of a breath of fresh air, because i feel like we can never get ahead. i just feel like this is going to help make a bigger dent in getting back on track. >> reporter: today's cut also helping to pave the way for potential home buyers like kate peksa, who told our elizabeth schulze falling mortgage rates are a game changer. >> would it mean hundreds of

dollars less on a property like this? >> yes, absolutely. >> every month? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: kate is hoping to get more house for her money. >> with mortgage rates going down, i'm excited for an opportunity to maybe open some doors to some properties that i did not originally foresee as possible. >> reporter: david, this is a major move, signaling the fed's made real progress in its fight against inflation. for example, gas prices have come down considerably. it's also a sign the fed is paying very close attention to the recently cooling jobs market, even though unemployment is still historically low. this was the last fed decision before the election in just 48 days. david? >> david: our chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis. thank you. we're following a breaking headline at this hour involving sean "diddy" combs. his attorneys in court complaining about the conditions behind bars. what the judge said about that. aaron katersky was in the courtroom.

>> reporter: tonight, sean combs is back behind bars. a judge ignoring the hip hop mogul's complaints about dire jail conditions and denying bail after allegations combs led a criminal enterprise that abused women. his defense team had offered a $50 million bail package, putting up his miami mansion as collateral. his attorneys providing these pictures to show its value. also offering to restrict female visitors to family. but prosecutors objected, calling combs a "danger to the community," harping on his alleged "use of force, threats, and coercion to enact his will, protect his reputation, and fulfill his sexual desires." >> combs allegedly planned and controlled the sex performances, which he called freak offs, and he often electronically recorded them. >> reporter: prosecutors saying devices allegedly containing videos of those freak offs were seized during raids on comb's homes in los angeles and miami. and in his closet, agents saying they found ar-15s with the

serial numbers defaced. combs was first denied bail yesterday after pleading not guilty to racketeering, sex trafficking, and prostitution charges. the indictment describes aggressive, open, violent, hedonistic abuse that you say was recurrent and widely known. why did it take law enforcement so long to intervene? >> look, our investigation is ongoing. we are committed to bringing justice to everyone who has been victimized by the defendant. i can't tell you why it took so long. >> reporter: i was just in court, david, combs cast his eyes downward when he was ordered back to jail. tonight, he's in a special housing unit where his attorneys call conditions horrific. david? >> david: aaron, thank you. we turn now to the race for the white house, the powerful teamsters union tonight refusing to endorse donald trump or kamala harris, but tonight, vice president harris says she's received the endorsement of 100 republicans that worked in national security. and it all comes amid new polls in the key battlegrounds

tonight. what they show. here's rachel scott. >> reporter: tonight, the powerhouse teamsters union announcing that for the first time in nearly 30 years, it will not endorse in the presidential race. union president sean o'brien declaring, "neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before big business." both campaigns went all-out for the teamsters, former president donald trump even inviting o'brien to address the republican national convention. >> at the end of the day, the teamsters are not interested if you have a "d," "r," or an "i" next to your name. we want to know one thing. what are you doing to help american workers? >> reporter: but trump also sparking anger among unions when he praised billionaire elon musk for threatening to fire striking workers. >> well, you -- you're the greatest cutter. i mean, i look at what you do. you walk in. you just say, you want to quit? they go on strike. i won't mention the name of the company, but they go on strike.

and you say, that's okay, you're all gone. you're all gone. so, every one of you is gone. >> reporter: the teamsters president said that amounted to "economic terrorism." vice president kamala harris, who has worked the picket line with striking autoworkers and has the backing of major unions including the afl-cio, met with the teamsters board on monday to try and win their support. today, her campaign said she stands by her promise to "look out for the teamsters rank and file no matter what." this evening, trump calling the teamsters decision not to endorse a win for him. >> it was always automatic that democrats get the teamsters, and they said, "we won't endorse the democrats this year." so that was an honor for me. >> reporter: but harris tonight announcing a significant endorsement of her own. 100 republican former national security officials now backing her, calling trump unfit to serve. in a letter, the officials, who presidents bush, and trump himself, said as commander in chief, trump "promoted daily

chaos in government, praised our enemies, and undermined our allies, politicized the military and disparaged our veterans, prioritized his personal interest above american interests, and betrayed our values, democracy, and this country's founding documents." >> david: let's bring in rachel scott, live at a major rally there for donald trump on long island. i know you have new poll numbers tonight in the key battlegrounds. >> reporter: yes, david. thousands turning out here on onge lie land for the former president. new york is not a battleground state, but we are getting a snapshot at just how close this race is. and three of the battleground states that could decide this election. a new quinnipiac poll showing that in pennsylvania, harris is up six points, leading donald trump 51-45. in michigan, harris with a five-point lead. and in wisconsin, it is virtually a dead heat, with harris at 48%, trump at 47%. david, both campaigns going all-out in those states to try to win over voters. david? >> david: rachel scott, thank you. overseas tonight, to france, and to the trial shaking much of europe. a woman taking the stand,

testifying today against her ex-husband. she did not have to go public, but she chose to. tom soufi burridge in france tonight. >> reporter: tonight, france rallying around this woman, gisele pelicot, whose husband of 50 years is charged with committing horrific crimes against her for nearly a decade. dominique pelicot admitting in court that he drugged his then-wife without her knowledge and recruited dozens of strangers online to rape and sexually abuse her as many as 200 times. gisele pelicot telling her supporters, "thanks to everyone, i have the strength to fight this battle to the end." she chose a public trial, revealing her identity, to shine a spotlight on sexual violence against women. gisele pelicot insisting the shame be on her husband and the 50 other co-defendants, not her. in court today, she hit out at claims from some of the accused that they didn't know she hadn't consented, calling them quote degenerates.

her ex-husband and father of their three children telling the court on tuesday, "i am a rapist," and saying his co-defendants are, too. he went on to say, "she didn't deserve this, i recognize that." and david, i can tell you, criminal trials here in france rarely spark protest, but thousands of people have rallied in support of pelicot and against sexual violence against women. david? >> david: tom, thank you. back here in the u.s. tonight, a children's field trip to an apple orchard has take a horrific turn in wisconsin. more than two dozen children and adults were all hurt in a crash involving a tractor and two hay wagons. several victims suffering life-threatening injuries. they were rushed to the hospital. when we come back here tonight, the delta flight making an emergency landing, reports of passengers bleeding from their ears. what we've learned about this. and then later, america strong tonight. you will definitely know them from a famous movie. the major honor tonight, hidden no more. ♪ ♪

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i'm david muir. i'm see you right back here tomorrow night. good night. we cannot and do not expect californians to just accept sky high prices. we don't expect people to just accept price spikes. >> the state of california looking for solutions to get gas prices lower. >> illegal street vending in san francisco's chinatown. residents and business owners are fed up and say it not only poses a risk to their livelihoods, it's a health risk. good afternoon, i'm kristen z. >> and i'm larry beil. thanks for joining us. chinatown merchants say they have had

enough. they're asking the city to help save their neighborhood. >> abc7 news anchor dion lim is live in the newsroom. dion, what are you hearing from merchants on the surface? >> it seems like these vendors are just senior citizens selling food. but merchants say there's more to the story. and they say a lack of enforcement is preventing chinatown from thriving. >> the elderly is supposed to be not doing that raw meat, produce, even baby sharks. >> these are just some of the examples of the illegal vending plaguing san francisco's chinatown. it's a problem. the chinatown merchants association and the 175 businesses it represents has dealt with for years. >> we have a lot of merchants in chinatown here, have paid for the rental insurance license, everything. illegal street vendors. they don't need to pay for nothing. >> that's just the beginning. edward hsu says food is sometimes picked from the trash and resold. >> if someone eat it, okay, it's got a stomach flu. >> merchants say it's causing them to lose business. they usually block the street,